South Korea vs United States: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
South Korea
80.68
in 2019
United States
80.53
in 2019
South Korea rank
74th
United States rank
77th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 80.68 against 80.53 in United States, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 74th and United States ranks 77th of 188 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.22 | 65.87 | 0.6492 | United States |
| 2010s | 76.94 | 80.15 | 3.21 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, South Korea or United States?
- South Korea, at 80.68 against 80.53 in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between South Korea and United States?
- 0.15, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- South Korea ranks 74th and United States ranks 77th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.